Research chat: Clay Shirky on press freedom in a global era
2011 lecture by Clay Shirky at the Shorenstein Center on freedom of the press in a global age.
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Research chat: Andrew Revkin on covering and using scholarship
Interview with longtime New York Times reporter and Dot Earth blogger Andrew Revkin
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Case study: “Friend or Foe? WikiLeaks and the Guardian”
2011 case study from Columbia University on ethical issues implicated in the relationship between an activist news source and a major news organization.
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Videos with veteran advice for aspiring journalists
Variety of video clips that touch on issues relating to journalism training, school and the future of news
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Research chat: Discovery News writer Marianne English
Interview with writer and student Marianne English about evaluating and using research in her journalism
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Research chat: Nicco Mele on five ideas that animate the Internet
Readings and concepts that help clarify the Internet’s underlying dynamics.
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Covering private and small companies
Five top places to find stories about small and private businesses, which make up more than 98% of all U.S. firms
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2011 Report on the Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education
Report produced by Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on the progress shown in journalism schools participating in a nationwide reform movement
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Research chat: Alexis Madrigal of The Atlantic talks icebergs, Google Scholar and his process
The Atlantic’s Alexis Madrigal reflects on his sequence of Web-based research for an online article, “The Many Failures and Few Successes of Zany Iceberg Towing Schemes.”
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